DAIDD 2026 Instructional Team
Core Faculty
Cari van Schalkwyk, PhD
DAIDD 2026 Director Senior Researcher
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Reshma Kassanjee, PhD
Core Faculty Senior Research Officer
Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research (CIDER)
University of Cape Town
Thumbi Mwangi, PhD
Core Faculty Co-Director
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analyisis, University of Nairobi
Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
Mutono Nyamai, PhD
Core Faculty Senior Research Fellow
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi
Assistant Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
Carl Pearson, MSES, PhD
Core Faculty Research Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina, USA
Mentors
Guest Faculty
Evaluator
Faikah Bruce, MSc
Evaluator Training Coordinator
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa